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Somehow its act disturbs a woman, a refined person (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sophisticate

'a refined person' is the definition.
(a sophisticated person)

'somehow its act disturbs a woman' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'disturbs' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters disrupt or disturb the word).
'a woman' becomes 'sophie' ().
'its'+'act'='itsact'
'itsact' anagrammed gives 'sticat'.
'sticat' placed within 'sophie' is 'SOPHISTICATE'.

(Other definitions for sophisticate that I've seen before include "Worldly-wise type" , "refined person - with 8d,25a,22d" , "An experienced and knowledgeable person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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